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Calling it a dark Sunday morning wouldn’t be an overstatement. The fire broke
out in our residential complex at the darkest hour of night, just before the
dawn. A commotion woke me up. When I opened the main door, a cloud of smoke
entered catching me unaware. Within a fraction of moments, our ceiling, walls
and even our faces gathered thick black layers. Veils of smoke on staircases
blocked our exit point and we had to be home-bound for a while, which at that
time appeared like eternity. We learnt later that an unidentified man had torched around 90 two-wheelers
and some cars in some housing societies and outside a pizza outlet, all within
the stretch of five kms. My old bike was one of the victims. Though a major tragedy was averted and there
were no casualties, the extent of damage was huge. Those who were trapped
indoors during the arson had breathing problems. No water, electricity and
elevator, black layers of smoke all over the building, moving six floors up and
down daily, the…

A longtime friend comes over…You see your spouse at the end of the
hardworking day…Your child returns from the school…A relative drops in after a
long gap…An ex-colleague bumps into you…Talk, we love to, with friends, families
and near and dear ones (and perhaps, sometimes with foes too!!). Why just
fights, even light talks and friendly banters can go on for hours. Not every
time we can walk the talk still there is no denying the fact that talk we must.
I don’t like it when the talk between the any two labelled as gossip (even if
it is!). After a long phone-chat with friends or cousins, “Who were you talking
about?” could be the question confronting us. I too have gone through this situation umpteen times. After a phone call
with the best friend, my mother, all ears to our conversation, would ask, “Was
it this and this friend you were talking with?” I don’t like every girl-talk
being dismissed as ‘gossip’, which often is the case. Of course, gossip is a relative term. Family affairs, m…

I have been working with The Times of India for couple of years writing in–depth articles on varied subjects. Though it’s all occupied with news, life has so much happening beyond and above the news. Yeah, I have not seen too many summers but most certainly tried my best to tan it out in the fewer ones I have experienced. I am here because I fundamentally like to speak to people and also to hear them out. And why restrict ourselves to flippant talks when we can have more serious and sensible conversations? It can’t be sweet nothings when we think and analyse a little more, we know it’s much more difficult. It’s an open book where we can divulge everything that seems intricate in simpler and uncomplicated terms. Let’s collect beautiful pearls from the vast ocean and we know, we have so much to explore because it’s vast, deep and expansive. And pearls are precious because each of them comes straight from our heart and enriches our lives.